(Hello everyone! I won’t ramble for too long, so quickly: thanks again to all of you for 1000 points! I know I’m really late with this post, like, a whole week, but that’s just how it always goes with me. Next comes the manual, which will definitely be useful, and some totally-not-made-up stories that just have to be told.)

INSTRUCTIONS:
VTOL up – sweep the wing into reverse sweep
VTOL down – fold the wing
AG1 – flaps
AG2 – afterburner mode
AG3 – arrestor hook
AG4 – open cockpit
AG5 – open side bays
AG6 – open central bay

And here comes BAI again! We got a little carried away, and the chief designer’s schizophrenia is clearly progressing, so we present to you our totally unique (not really) "work of art": a light single-engine fighter-bomber with variable-sweep wings and carrier-based capability – the F-1000 “Ultraelban”!

BACKGROUND:
We’ll have to start a bit from afar:
First, the BAI private fleet has acquired an aircraft carrier. Yes, a real one. Long story short, for a couple of suitcases of greenbacks, a cistern of the finest moonshine, and lifetime free trips to our best resorts, we managed to buy the aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov from the Russian Navy. Anyway, it’s a long tale, maybe I’ll tell it separately later. What matters is this: we suddenly needed an aircraft that could actually operate well at sea. Neither the XF-1 nor the FB-2 were suitable for this, and both were way too heavy, especially the second one, which doesn’t really help when operating off that wretched tub without catapults.
Second, there was the idea to replace imported SF-3Ms from OKB IR. Sure, they’re decent, but they’re not ours – and homegrown is always better. At the same time, the new plane also replaces the “Dumbshark” in roles where that huge twin-engine monster is simply excessive. Plus, of course, it’s a nice versatile machine thanks to its design, and also very, very fast, especially at low altitude.

SPECIFICATIONS:
The F-1000 “Ultraelban” combines the best traits of several generations of aircraft and design schools, along with the fruits of its creators’ schizophrenia (which, admittedly, is the only reason this thing even exists). Its main “sources of inspiration” were machines like the F-35, F-105, Su-17/22, MiG-27, Panavia Tornado, and others like them.
The most unique not very modern feature is its variable-sweep wing. And not just the usual type – it can also sweep slightly forward into reverse sweep! This is probably pretty handy in close dogfights at relatively low speeds.
Overall, nothing radically new besides that. The banana-peels RAM were improved to withstand harsh naval conditions. The engine is a modified Bananajet-1 (the same used on the FB-2). Its dry thrust was noticeably increased, though at the cost of reduced afterburner boost. And of course, the cockpit still houses co-pilot Kasane Teto and a can of “Baltika 9” beer to keep morale high.
In this loadout, intended for air combat, the “Ultraelban” is armed with:
Full ammo load for its 25mm cannon (250 rounds)
Six Interceptor missiles in the central bay
Four multipurpose Guardian missiles in the side bays